Georgia vs Uruguay: Urban area over the long-term

Georgia
614.35 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uruguay
673.19 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Georgia rank
115th
Uruguay rank
112th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Georgia
  • Uruguay
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 673.19 km² per grid cell against 614.35 km² per grid cell in Georgia, a difference of 58.84 km² per grid cell.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 23 and Uruguay in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Georgia
1100s 0.0022 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell Georgia
1200s 0.009 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0061 km² per grid cell Georgia
1300s 0.0337 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.024 km² per grid cell Georgia
1400s 0.0809 km² per grid cell 0.0324 km² per grid cell 0.0485 km² per grid cell Georgia
1500s 0.3036 km² per grid cell 0.1081 km² per grid cell 0.1956 km² per grid cell Georgia
1600s 1.09 km² per grid cell 0.3608 km² per grid cell 0.7313 km² per grid cell Georgia
1700s 3.82 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell Georgia
1710s 2.43 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell 1.01 km² per grid cell Georgia
1720s 2.64 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell 0.9903 km² per grid cell Georgia
1730s 2.86 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 0.9583 km² per grid cell Georgia
1740s 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.19 km² per grid cell 0.9061 km² per grid cell Georgia
1750s 3.35 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 0.8294 km² per grid cell Georgia
1760s 3.63 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 0.723 km² per grid cell Georgia
1770s 3.94 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 0.5809 km² per grid cell Georgia
1780s 4.26 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell 0.3959 km² per grid cell Georgia
1790s 4.85 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 0.3925 km² per grid cell Georgia
1800s 6.57 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell Georgia
1810s 8.9 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 2.97 km² per grid cell Georgia
1820s 12.05 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell 5.21 km² per grid cell Georgia
1830s 16.31 km² per grid cell 10.1 km² per grid cell 6.21 km² per grid cell Georgia
1840s 22.09 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell Georgia
1850s 29.91 km² per grid cell 21.51 km² per grid cell 8.41 km² per grid cell Georgia
1860s 40.5 km² per grid cell 42.18 km² per grid cell 1.68 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1870s 54.81 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 10.9 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1880s 73.98 km² per grid cell 93.39 km² per grid cell 19.4 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1890s 98.91 km² per grid cell 137.85 km² per grid cell 38.94 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1900s 128.53 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 42.46 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1910s 157.05 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 13.93 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1920s 175.49 km² per grid cell 187.31 km² per grid cell 11.82 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1930s 182.46 km² per grid cell 202.13 km² per grid cell 19.67 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1940s 213.31 km² per grid cell 226.49 km² per grid cell 13.19 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1950s 228.96 km² per grid cell 292.19 km² per grid cell 63.23 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1960s 286.74 km² per grid cell 346.32 km² per grid cell 59.58 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1970s 353.85 km² per grid cell 390.91 km² per grid cell 37.06 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1980s 430.73 km² per grid cell 451.56 km² per grid cell 20.83 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1990s 444.14 km² per grid cell 528.45 km² per grid cell 84.3 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2000s 406.38 km² per grid cell 586.83 km² per grid cell 180.45 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2010s 424.46 km² per grid cell 633.28 km² per grid cell 208.82 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2020s 579.82 km² per grid cell 664.94 km² per grid cell 85.13 km² per grid cell Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Georgia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 673.19 km² per grid cell against 614.35 km² per grid cell in Georgia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Georgia and Uruguay?
58.84 km² per grid cell, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Georgia and Uruguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Georgia ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.